NFC background tag support that allows users to scan NFC tags without an app arrived with A12 Bionic iPhone XS/XR and iOS 12, but the feature is only becoming truly […]
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iOS 13 Apple Pay Suica: Move along folks there’s nothing to see here…
As I wrote previously, “if you are using iOS 12.3, you are already using iOS 13 Apple Pay Wallet.” The major under the hood Wallet changes of iOS 12.3~4 were […]
Apple - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - EMV - MIFARE - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC tags - NFC-Felica - Suica
iOS 13 and the Transition to Global NFC
Crowd Cast president Takashi Hoshikawa updated his Japan Cashless map introduced back in January, the cacophony of QR Code payment platforms continues to grow. Just like any gold rush, QR […]
Apple Pay Suica
This is why I will wait for iOS 13 Public Beta to test Apple Pay Suica
Under normal circumstances it costs ¥165 to ride from JR Shinjuku to JR Tokyo. This iOS 13 beta tester found that his Suica card balance was updated to 50 million […]
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WWDC19 Apple Maps 2.0 Scorecard
The WWDC19 keynote had some Apple Maps 2.0 updates that included a few of my wish list items. The big marquee feature is iOS 13 Apple Maps ‘Look Around’ that […]